Koko adopted a kitten called All Ball. When All Ball was hit by a car, Koko’s grief at the loss of her friend captured the imagination of the nation and prompted headlines around the whole world.
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Koko - The Gorilla Who Talks
Koko's Kitten
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Koko - The Gorilla Who Talks
In 1971, Penny Patterson, a graduate student at Stanford University, met Koko, a new-born gorilla in San Francisco Zoo. Penny had grown up wanting to communicate with animals and decided to teach Koko sign language in the hope of finally crossing the boundary between animals and humans.
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